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Bull VI - Signed Mixed Media by Roy Lichtenstein 1973 - MyArtBroker

Bull VI
Signed Mixed Media

Roy Lichtenstein

£5,500-£8,500Value Indicator

$11,000-$17,000 Value Indicator

$10,000-$15,000 Value Indicator

¥50,000-¥80,000 Value Indicator

6,500-10,000 Value Indicator

$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

¥1,060,000-¥1,640,000 Value Indicator

$7,000-$10,500 Value Indicator

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Medium: Mixed Media

Edition size: 100

Year: 1973

Size: H 64cm x W 84cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Mixed Media

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Bull VI (signed) from 1973 is estimated to be worth between £5,500 and £8,500. This mixed media artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 1%. This work has an auction history of seven total sales since its entry to the market in November 2007. In the past 12 months, the two works sold achieved an average selling price of £5,291. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £5,002 in September 2024 to £5,581 in November 2024. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
November 2024Bonhams New York United States
September 2024Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr France
October 2017Bonhams Los Angeles United States
May 2013Christie's New York United States
November 2012Sotheby's New York United States
April 2012Sotheby's London United Kingdom
April 2009Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

In this final impression of the bull the composition is pared down to its essence. Bull VI has very little to do with the preceding forms of Bull V, although the main elements remain more or less pushed towards the right of the canvas. The work is scaled back entirely and its overall impression is therefore airy and uncrowded. Lichtenstein has increased the application of yellow throughout the sequence, and so the bright pigment accentuates the majority of the composition in Bull VI. The blue elements and the focal point have disappeared completely and have been replaced by coordinated and fixed red and black lines.

Lichtenstein perfectly maps a visual progression from naturalism to radical simplification in Bulls series, employing a deliberate combination of lithography, screen print and line cut. Bull VI has at last transformed the realistic image of the bull into a mere abstract cypher.

  • Roy Lichtenstein, born in New York, 1923, is a seminal figure in the Pop Art movement, renowned for his comic book and advertisement-inspired artworks. His transformative journey from classical painter to Pop Art pioneer began with his iconic piece, Look Mickey, marking the fusion of painting with pop culture. Lichtenstein’s works, including Whaam!, Drowning Girl, and Crying Girl, blend parody and satire, challenging the boundaries between popular culture and ‘high art’. With over 5,000 pieces to his name, Lichtenstein’s enduring influence resonates in contemporary art, his works celebrated in prestigious institutions worldwide.

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